October 31, 2016
Contract logistics services provider, Schenker Inc., has agreed to pay $750,000 to resolve several charges of discrimination filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the agency announced. …
October 31, 2016
North Dakota has added another step to help ensure the safety of crude transported by rail with the addition of two inspectors. The inspectors have so far completed a combined 76 inspections covering more than 1,000 miles of the state’s …
October 31, 2016
POWERS Insurance and Benefits in St. Louis, Mo., has promoted Christen Beardall to systems and training manager, and Amy Connell to commercial and personal lines manager. Beardall will manage the company’s entire computer network, including hardware and software, to streamline …
October 31, 2016
Workers in California’s Central Valley have a distinctly different workers’ compensation claims experience than those in other regions in terms of notification and treatment lag times, mix of injuries, types of care, types of drugs used, levels of attorney involvement, …
October 31, 2016
The independent wholesale insurance brokerage firm, All Risks Ltd., has added Bryan McCalister as a broker in the firm’s Dallas office. McCalister will focus on casualty brokerage opportunities throughout Texas, specifically the Dallas/Fort Worth area and western Texas, Oklahoma and …
October 31, 2016
The Arkansas Insurance Department reported that a North Little Rock man has been sentenced to one year in prison after pleading guilty to insurance fraud. On Oct. 25, Antonio Fowler, 30, pleaded guilty to one count of insurance fraud in …
October 31, 2016
Ford Motor Co. said a fire at its headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, on Oct. 31 did not injure anyone but caused the 1,500 employees based there to leave the 60-year-old building for the day. A spokesman said Ford will report …
October 31, 2016
The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation’s (IICF) Midwest Division has launched a World Series-related fundraising effort benefitting regional Community Grants Programs. With World Series excitement mounting throughout the Midwest and beyond, and reaching a fever pitch in Chicago and Cleveland, IICF …
October 31, 2016
A St. Louis jury has awarded a California woman more than $70 million in her lawsuit alleging that years of using Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder caused her cancer, the latest case raising concerns about the health ramifications of extended …
October 31, 2016
Fire deaths in Minnesota have decreased this year, down dramatically from 2015. State Fire Marshal Bruce West told Minnesota Public Radio News that there have been 24 deaths from fires so far this year, compared with 49 at this time …